Suspects in a home burglary led police on a high speed pursuit through Hollywood today that eventually ended with bystanders crowding around to take selfies with the driver and his companion as the police closed in.
#Pursuit! 110 freeway… Burglary suspects in a black mustang on wet roads. pic.twitter.com/fdajLJTTvU
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
#Pursuit… These guys have dropped the top! pic.twitter.com/qhDD8nhyt3
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
Bam! Mustang in this #LA #Pursuit just slammed into a car on the Hollywood freeway. https://t.co/RKEphI34DQ?ssr=true pic.twitter.com/xKeM76yoDI
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
And now donuts…. #Pursuit #LA pic.twitter.com/P1bbjVdXx4
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
These suspects just slid off road… Guy stands up in mustang to check tires… #Pursuit pic.twitter.com/166JxP7hv3
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
.@TMZ trying to come to the rescue!?!?! This #Pursuit could not get more #Hollywood!!!! pic.twitter.com/ND8BVcLDKU
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
.@LesterHoltNBC and #NBCNews West Coast bureau watching #Pursuit Choppers from newsroom window. @NBCNightlyNews pic.twitter.com/hLC4Dt0Gyv
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
What’s could be better than a still photo of Lester Holt shooting video of the helicopters shooting video of the high-speed pursuit?
https://twitter.com/emmieries/status/718190306194116608
@emmieries I don't understand why people would be cheering for absolute idiots putting people's lives in danger. Smh idiots
— Ashton (@Asht0n) April 7, 2016
These dudes are driving down the wrong way in Hollywood standing up in their convertible taunting folks. This is amazing
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) April 7, 2016
#Pursuit— Right tire going flat on this mustang. #LA pic.twitter.com/yWfdykJSkd
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
OK it's time for this to wrap up now
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) April 7, 2016
#LAPD almost gets in front of #Pursuit for spike strip… pic.twitter.com/ai5wiFEkwo
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
Another unsuccessful spike strip… Looks like driver was yelling something at #LAPD #Pursuit pic.twitter.com/F74VWr47si
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) April 7, 2016
Just chillin before getting arrested? This chase is so weird. @GadiNBC pic.twitter.com/xDyRcHItGr
— Blair Miller (@blairmiller) April 7, 2016
And it gets even more bizarre. NBC Los Angeles reports that “dozens of bystanders came out and the two embraced several people before sitting in and on the car waiting for officers.”
Folks are now taking selfies with the suspects as they wait on police in the year 2016 AD pic.twitter.com/g5RYUVe4Em
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) April 7, 2016
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